> ## Documentation Index
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# Cancel Contact

> Cancel a contact's scheduled interview.

This will:
1. Delete the Google Calendar event
2. Cancel any pending interview jobs
3. Reset contact status to pending (can be rescheduled) or skipped

Use mark_as_skipped=true to permanently skip this contact.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /v1/interviews/{interview_id}/contacts/{contact_id}/cancel
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Ontora API
  description: >-
    Ontora's public API. Covers interview campaigns, transcripts, synthesis
    reports, graph queries, webhooks, and workspace management. 


    **Authentication**: endpoints accept either a Clerk JWT (`Authorization:
    Bearer <token>`) or a workspace API key (`X-API-Key: ont_...`). Workspace
    keys are managed via `/v1/api-keys`.
  version: 0.1.0
servers: []
security:
  - ClerkJWT: []
  - WorkspaceApiKey: []
tags:
  - name: interviews
    description: Campaign CRUD, lifecycle, contacts, question sets.
  - name: campaign-insights
    description: Synthesis outputs — cartography, roadmap, personas, conversations.
  - name: interview-query
    description: Graph RAG query over campaign data.
  - name: interview-export
    description: Markdown / ZIP exports of transcripts and reports.
  - name: api-keys
    description: Manage workspace-scoped API keys for programmatic access.
  - name: webhook-endpoints
    description: Outbound webhook endpoints for automation.
  - name: booking
    description: Public self-scheduling endpoints for interview participants.
  - name: workspaces
    description: Workspace and membership management.
  - name: vaults
    description: Context vault management.
paths:
  /v1/interviews/{interview_id}/contacts/{contact_id}/cancel:
    post:
      tags:
        - interviews
      summary: Cancel Contact
      description: |-
        Cancel a contact's scheduled interview.

        This will:
        1. Delete the Google Calendar event
        2. Cancel any pending interview jobs
        3. Reset contact status to pending (can be rescheduled) or skipped

        Use mark_as_skipped=true to permanently skip this contact.
      operationId: >-
        cancel_contact_v1_interviews__interview_id__contacts__contact_id__cancel_post
      parameters:
        - name: interview_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            title: Interview Id
        - name: contact_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            title: Contact Id
        - name: X-API-Key
          in: header
          required: false
          schema:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: 'null'
            title: X-Api-Key
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              anyOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CancelRequest'
                - type: 'null'
              title: Body
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CancelContactResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
        - HTTPBearer: []
components:
  schemas:
    CancelRequest:
      properties:
        mark_as_skipped:
          type: boolean
          title: Mark As Skipped
          default: false
      type: object
      title: CancelRequest
    CancelContactResponse:
      properties:
        contact_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          title: Contact Id
        status:
          type: string
          title: Status
        calendar_event_deleted:
          type: boolean
          title: Calendar Event Deleted
        message:
          type: string
          title: Message
      type: object
      required:
        - contact_id
        - status
        - calendar_event_deleted
        - message
      title: CancelContactResponse
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
        input:
          title: Input
        ctx:
          type: object
          title: Context
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    ClerkJWT:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: Clerk-issued RS256 JWT.
    WorkspaceApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: 'Workspace-scoped API key (prefix: `ont_`).'
    HTTPBearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````